Pipe support and clamp.



D. WILLIAMS. PIPE SUPPORT AND CLAMP. I APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1909.

Patented May 17, 1910.

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JApplication filed J'u1y-2 8,-190 9. serial N6. 509,986.

To all whom itmay 4 --Be it known that I, DAVID Wrnnmms, a citizen of the United. States, residing at Greensboro, in the county of Guilfordand- State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and, useful Improvements'in Pipe Supports and Clamps, of which the following is a specification.

My inventionrelat es to pipe supports and" clamps, and particularly'to improvements on the support and clam(pv shown in Patent No. 892,105, granted to P. White on the 30th day of J une,'1908. The varietyof pipe support therein shown is' adapted forholding the pipe upon a beam, a ceiling, awall, or floor, and is peculiarly adapted for fsupporting steam p1 es upon the sill beams of railway cars an also along the walls of factories or in like positions, the pipe clamp being readily adjustable upon t e hanger portion of the support to permitthe pipe toi assume an angular or otherposit ioniiecessary to properly sustain it. r

The object of this invention is prove the support and cla'in above referred to that the range of its justability shall.

be lar ely increased so that the pipe maybe. carrie in positions not possib e with the other device and so that the su'p'portmay be thereby adapted for use in situations for which it was not before capable of use.

Fora full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire'a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a pers ective view of my pipe support and clamp; ig. 2 is a side vation, partly in section, of said clamp; Fi 3 is a perspective detail view, enlarged, of one of the socket members; Fig. 4 is a detail view, enlarged, of the ball member; Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the pipe-clamping members.

Corresponding and-like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the. drawing by the same reference characters.

Referring to the figures, 2 designates 'a screw-threaded support adapted to be inserted into a wooden sill or other framing timber. This support at its lower end is formed with a shoulder 2*.

J rotation with a wrench.

Below the v shoulder the hanger is downwardly extended end with a semispherical socket member 4.

to form-ashankS: formed at its lower i Specification of Letters Patent. Batenfidhlay 17, 1910. i

The other socket member 5 is formed ontheend of a plate'6,- the upper end of whichplate is angularly bentas at 7, this angularly bent .endfbeing adapted to contactwith the-inside'fac'e of the-shank 3 of the socket member 4. .Both of the semispherical sockets Land 5 are cut away on their side 7 edges as at 8 to providejspace to accommodate the shank 13 .of the ball-carrying memvarious-angles to-the sections 4 an '5,

thereby securing an extended range ofjanguw lar adjustment 'n" addition -to the torsional adjustment provided by rotatingthe ball A bo t within 'the'socket members. 9 passes loosely throughithe shank'3 and the shank 6, and a nutlO threaded on the bolt is adapted to clamp thetwo members 3 and 6 against each other and into ti ht engagement with the ball 12. The Shani square opening 11 through which thesquared end 9 of-thebo'lt 9 passes. 9' is held from rotation with relation to the shank 3, thus permitting the nut 10 to be tightened up on-the bolt withggreater ease as the bolt does not have to be held from The ball 12 fits between the socket members 4 and 5. 7 Pro- 'ecting' from one, portion of the ball is the shank 13 which at .its lower end is widened and flattened to form a plate 14 having flat outer faces, this plate bein perforatedfor the passage of a transverse bolt 15.

16 designates opposed pipe-clamping members, each formed with a fiat plate-like shank 17 adapted to fit-against and contact with the face of the portion 14, andeach provided with. the semi-cylindrical jaw 18, the inner face of. which is provided with a plurality of transverse teeth or ribs 19 adapted to bite into the pipe-and thus secure a firm hold thereon. A nuta20onthe bolt 15 is adapted to beturned down on the' bolt her and permit the latter,to be swun to -3 is formed with a Y Thus, the bolt so and clamp the members 16 in place against the opposite sides" of the-plate 14.

It Wlll. be obviousthat the clamping members 16 maybe rotated with relation to the plate 14; many desired angular adjustment.

Thus,- the hangers may be turned at right.

angles to the; plate 14, as shown in Fig. 2,

or the ball member with the plate 14 might llt be likewise held a right angles to the longi tudinal axis of the ball :member, When turned in this position, that the ball memher at right angles to the socket members,

the ball member may be rotated with the socket members so that any desired angular adjustment of the clamping members ma adjustable wi 26 member and yet have the clamping members turned so that the axis ofthe jaws should be horizontal, while this adjustment isentirely possible with my'device.

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mi htbeu I WlSh it understood that while. I have shown the ball 12 and the interior faces of the sockets as plain,I do not wish to limit myselftothis, as 'it' is obvious that the balland sockets may be scored or roughened, as

shown in the before cited patent to White. Neither do I wishto limit myself-to any particularvapplication of this sup ort, as 1t for other objects t an pipes. the parts, with the exception. of the bolts and nuts, are intended to be made of.

malleable cast ironand are'therefore particulaglglstron and durable and not liable' ler the rough usage to which a un they are liable to besubjected,

Having thus described the invention, what I'claim1s:- 1. A pipesupport and clamp comprisin a rtmg member a flat s jaw and a flat plate-like form at its end with a soli he he'rical socket, an independent plateform with a complementary solid hemispherical socket and adapted to be adjustably clamped against said a member having at one end a ball fitting in said sockets, a contracted neck, a flat-faced enlarged shank, clampeach formed with a curved ortion enga nk of the i ing members,

on opposite sides of the member having at one end a ball fitting carrying member, and a bolt passing through the clamping members aidfl said j 2. A pi e supp'ortan amp comp a supporting member having a flat formed atits end with a solid hemispherical socket, a detachable plate formed with .a

complementary solid hemispherical socket and adapted to beclam ed against said flat on their side edges,,a member having at one end a ball fitting between said socket m'embers, said ball member having a neck pro jecting out through the cut-away portions. of the socket, the other end of the member being formed with a widened shank having opposed flat faces, opposed clamping members, each formed with a curved jaw and a flat plate-like portion engaging on opposite sides of'the shank of the ball member, and

a bolt passing through the clamping mem-- bers and said shank,

3. A pipe support and clamp including a supporting member. having a flat shank formed at its end with a solid hemispherical socket, said shank being, iormedabove the socketrwith a many-sided opening extending through it, a detachable plate adapted to be engaged against the fiat shank and having formed therewith a complementary solid hemispherical socket, said plate having'an opening therethrough for the passage of a-bolt, a bolt passin through the plate and said shank, said bo t being provided with amany-sided shoulder adapted to engage the many-sided opening in the sham a saidsocket, acontracted neck exten over the ball, a flattened laterally widene shank, opposed clampin members locatedone on each side of sai passing throu h the clamping members and the shank,,said bolt pivotally connecting the clamping members to the shank and also acting to close the clamping members upon the part to be clamped.

In testimon' whereof I aflix mytsignature 'inpresence 0 two witnesses.

DAVID WILLIAMS. [n.s. Witnesses:

Fnnnnmc B.'Wmorrr, .W. N. Woonson'.

shank, and a bolt 60 shank, both of said soc ets being cut away 

